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Protests, boycott calls on second day of outrage about ‘New York Post’ cartoon

Posted February 19, 2009

Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) is planning more protests and public actions condemning the New York Post after the newspaper, a property of News Corp., ran an editorial cartoon widely considered to be racist.

The cartoon, playing off the of a chimp put down by Stamford, CT police officers after nearly killing a woman, features a gunned-down primate with the caption, “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.” Critics of the drawing have said cartoonist Sean Delonas is representing President Barack Obama with the animal, while the Post has said the drawing is a satirical play on a current event.

Sharpton called for a boycott of the newspaper on February 19 during a protest outside the Post’s Midtown headquarters. Another demonstration, this one leveraging an appearance by director Spike Lee, is planned for February 20, said Rachel Noerdlinger, VP of communications at the NAN. Sharpton has appeared on more than 15 TV programs and conducted numerous print interviews in the day since the cartoon ran, said Noerdlinger, who has organized media outreach for the effort. Future action, including a possible boycott of Post advertisers, will be determined after a February 19 planning meeting, she told PRWeek.

For its part, the Post has had no comment beyond its original statement.

Meanwhile, in other reaction to the cartoon, Ted Rall, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, said the drawing isn’t racist but a “cheap form of editorial cartooning.” Michael Wolff, biographer of News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, bets that Post editor Col Allen will be fired shortly.

Here’s a Google News of coverage of the controversy.

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Tags:Al Sharpton, Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Col Allen, Michael Wolff, National Action Network, New York Post, News Corp, President Barack Obama, Rachel Noerdlinger, Rupert Murdoch, Sean Delonas, Spike Lee, Stamford, Ted Rall

Times’ Carr takes on Fox News PR

Posted July 7, 2008

Fox News’ PR operation took a beating in today’s New York Times by David Carr, who alleges that media relations at the network is “a kind of rolling opposition research operation intended to keep reporters in line by feeding and sometimes maiming them.”

Carr reports that the strategy is born from CEO Roger Ailes’ days as a political adviser for presidents Nixon, Reagan, and George HW Bush. Says Carr: “Once the [PR] apparatus at Fox News is engaged, there will be the calls to my editors, keening (and sometimes threatening) e-mail messages, and my requests for interviews will quickly turn into depositions about my intent or who else I am talking to.” Read more »

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Tags:Brian Lewis, Broadcasting & Cable, Choire Sicha, CNN, David Carr, FishbowlNY, Fox and Friends, Fox News, George HW Bush, Huffington Post, Jacques Steinberg, Mike Malone, New York Times, News Corp, Noah Davis, Rachel Sklar, Radar, Richard Nixon, Roger Ailes, Ronald Reagan

Reports: Brauchli likely to be named Washington Post executive editor

Posted July 2, 2008

Marcus Brauchli, former Wall Street Journal managing editor, is likely to be publisher Katharine Weymouth’s choice as the next executive editor of the Washington Post.

Brauchli would be a clean departure from the Post’s genealogy. Executive editor Len Downie was named executive editor in 1991, replacing legendary editor Ben Bradlee, who served in that capacity since 1968. Downie became managing editor in 1984.

FishbowlDC’s Patrick Gavin reports that Post sources tell him, “People are acting like [Brauchli’s hire is] a done deal,” and that “the Post will have more than one managing editor under Brauchli.”

Politico.com’s Michael Calderone reports that the announcement will likely take place July 7 or 8.

Portfolio’s Jeff Bercovici says he’s hearing that Brauchli’s lawyer met with News Corp. officials to ensure that the non-compete agreement built into his contract won’t be an issue if he relocates to Washington.

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WSJ announces revised editorial leadership

Posted June 19, 2008

Managing editor Robert Thomson announced a major phase of News Corp.’s makeover of The Wall Street Journal today, realigning three top editors into a “triumvirate” that will “expedite decision making and give increased authority and responsibility to reporters and bureau chiefs.”

The Journal, traditionally an editor’s newspaper, will also create a central news desk to enhance cooperation between its print, Web, and Dow Jones Newswires reporters, according to a Thomson memo to news staffers.

News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said at a conference last month that the number of editors working on the average Journal story (8.3) is “ridiculous.” Read more »

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Report: Possible changes to WSJ’s page one staff

Posted June 12, 2008

The Wall Street Journal’s page one staff is the latest victim of News Corp.’s makeover of the financial newspaper of record, according to .

News Corp. will soon change page one editor Mike Williams’ title to “roving features editor,” and will promote Money and Investing editor Nick Deogun to deputy managing editor, a tipster tells the Web site.

Deputy managing editor for news Bill Grueskin left the Journal last week for Columbia University, less than a month after former publisher – and Times of London editor - Robert Thomson moved into the managing editor’s office.

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Markets to watch in 2008

Posted December 28, 2007

Video rental - both mail and online

Wal-Mart it is shuttering its online movie download service.

Blockbuster has raised prices for its Total Access service.

News Corp and Apple have entered into a deal to offer Fox movie rentals online.

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